Building a chopper?

[peasea]

i am familiar with the name the owner i have worked with in the past in fact i believe we even work for the same company.
nice bike in pic a lil rusty lol.

It was a barn-find. Rusty is all good.

[stify]

Does this appeal?

not really...still lools like a harley....but this does

[peasea]

not really...still lools like a harley....but this does

Of course it still looks like a Harley, it's powered by one. The picture you posted looks like someone stole an idea off a custom Harley builder and powered it with................something else.

It's not a bad thing to power a custom with something other than a V-Twin though.

[phiire]

It was a barn-find. Rusty is all good.

now if only farmers out my way had bikes in there barns sadly they don't =[

[stify]

Of course it still looks like a Harley, it's powered by one. The picture you posted looks like someone stole an idea off a custom Harley builder and powered it with................something else.

It's not a bad thing to power a custom with something other than a V-Twin though.

I like most tings, but a HD is an HD, and most choppers are powered by em...I'd like somit a bit different

[rosie631]

If ya can be arsed with quite a bit of tinkering the iron head Sporty motor looks way-cool in a bobber. Modern sealants can help too.

Yep, that's what I'd use too. Can pick them up pretty cheap. And they're easy to work on. Even I used to be able to do a bit to my old one. Had a 76. Awesome old bike. And it didn't leak oil...............much

[rosie631]

I like most tings, but a HD is an HD, and most choppers are powered by em...I'd like somit a bit different

What about a bonnie then??

[Brian d marge]

There's a thread on here (in this section) started by someone who's just had her S&S motor Dyna written off but she's not buying it back to rebuild. Maybe (at around $5k) that'd be a good starting point?

By the way, second hand parts tend to be silly money in NZ. I used to pick up bits from ebay.co.uk as there was a lot more choice and it was a good bit cheaper (e.g. typically fifty quid for a wheel that most TradeMe sellers seem to want $250+ for).

Good luck.

what's the shipping like from the UK ? I am looking for a frame for my new project , cant find Jack

and Im in JAPAN!!!!!

so I have a choice of making one or importing one from the UK

Stephen

[peasea]

Yep, that's what I'd use too. Can pick them up pretty cheap. And they're easy to work on. Even I used to be able to do a bit to my old one. Had a 76. Awesome old bike. And it didn't leak oil...............much

It's a bit like anything really, the correct person on the spanners, careful prep' and assembly, the right tune up and things should work out. I had a 650 Bonnie for years that didn't leak, it used to amaze everyone. Reliable too.

[Molly]

Do you read The Horse magazine? Bit steep at $23 (from Borders) but it often features custom, owner-built bikes using non-HD motors that are put together on a budget. Lots of ideas for people who don't want to build their bike by just writing cheques.

[Molly]

what's the shipping like from the UK ? I am looking for a frame for my new project , cant find Jack

and Im in JAPAN!!!!!

so I have a choice of making one or importing one from the UK

Stephen

Hmm. Depends. I think it's worth buying a lot of stuff and shipping it in one lump (in the past I've stuffed parts around a bike I was bringing out) as it's done on volume not weight. The more you can stuff in, the cheaper each part works out at.

[FROSTY:Me]

Phiiire. A good mate of mine is building a really nice scratchbuilt custom bike based on a suzuki Bully. Gimme a yeodle and I'll put you onto him. Hes a LOONG way into his build so he's figured out the contacts for the parts he can't or doesn't wanna make.
Best advice dude--USA the stuff outa the states is frigin amazing.

[Molly]

If it's any help, I've a mate down in Dunsandel who makes custom parts (lots of polished stainless). Mostly for Triumph and some HD but also for one-off builds. He's a talented bloke as it happens:

http://www.jonsshed.blogspot.com/

[BIG DOUG]

okay ebay is your friend,I just picked up a krafttech rigid frame no stretch 30 degree rake landed in new zealand $2200.00, $900.00 of that was freight and customs,I also picked up my bdl 3" beltdrive and gearbox pm master cylinder,hubs and spokes of ebay I'm of to the states next weekend so god knows what I'll come back with lol.

[phiire]

so after doing some research and finding some drawing plans etc online mainly thanks to everyone's help Ive decided to build my frame now what sorta bullshit can i expect trying to get it vind?